The Top Happiest And Healthiest Cities In The United States Were Revealed, Learn Details Here

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Mar 09, 2017 11:26 AM EST

Naples, Florida, and the neighboring communities of Immokalee and Marco Island were labeled as the healthiest and happiest cities in the United States. Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being 2016 Community Rankings released the result Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

The 189 United States cities were evaluated in terms of their physical health, social ties, financial security, community and sense of purpose. The rankings started in 2008 and aside from Naples, Florida, other places that topped the position more than once are as follows: Boulder, Colorado, and Provo-Orem, Utah

Naples has “muscled its way past” the other top-ranked metropolitan communities by attaining high scores across the board; Dan Witters, research director of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index revealed. He shared to TODAY that Naples practice many things in a right manner.

Residents of Naples sincerely take care of themselves properly, Witters added. They were reported having a good physical health, passionately impressed to their community, relishing pleasant relationships and appreciating what they do each day.

According to TIME, Hawaii is the number one in the United States in a well-being survey done in 2016. The city topped the physical, financial and community categories. The ranking was followed closely by Alaska and South Dakota.

Kentucky and West Virginia, on the other hand, were on the bottom list. They got the lowest tally in all the areas being measured.

Community well-being was evaluated through the pride of every resident and from this; Hawaiians garnered a score of 70%. In addition, 86% of people in Hawaii felt safe and secure while West Virginians have a lesser sense of security and pride.

However, residents with better financial status don’t always mean having higher incomes. Furthermore, in the most intellectually curious category, Vermonters with 71% learning or doing something interesting daily ranked number one. Southern and Midwestern states grabbed the lowest score, which is mainly due to low exercise and elevated obesity rates.

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